For the purpose of our devotion this week, I would like to use John Chapter 1 verse 14. In the King James Version it reads “and the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, as of the only begotten of the father,) full of grace and truth.” I wish to focus on the “Glory” as referred to in this verse.

The annual Lenten worship services sponsored and prepared by the Russellville Area Ministerial Association began Wednesday. They will be held each Wednesday at noon at the Grace Fellowship Church behind Michild Care Center off Russell Road.

The theme will be “the Glory of God.”

This passage in the gospel of John shows us what Grace looks like. John says we beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the father. Jesus tells us in another familiar passage that the purpose of Jesus coming was to show the love of God.

It is my opinion that the Glory of God shows in “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believeth in Him should not parish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) The disciples saw the Glory of God in many ways while they walked with him, but I think one of the most obvious ways was as they saw the love of God for every person he came in contact with.

God wants to show you that glory, too. John said Jesus was full of grace and truth. If we are going to experience the Glory of God in our life, we must be also willing to be filled with grace and truth.

What keeps that from being so filled each day? It may require that we let God be lord of every moment of our day, and we often want to withhold some areas for our own lordship. It may be we have a grudge we don’t want to let go of, or there is some person we don’t want to forgive for a certain something they have said or done.

Does pride keep you from letting go of something that would keep you from being pure in your relationship with God or the people you know?

The Glory of God, It is something God wants you to experience. To get there we need to let God guide us to his attitude toward “Grace and Truth.”